Trading picked up on Tuesday, resulting in 228 percent increase in the volume of stocks trading on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, over Monday volume with the market rising with an even number of stocks rising and falling.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands at the close, compared to five on Monday and ended with two stocks rising, two declining and two remaining unchanged.
JSE USD Equity Index added 3.41 points to end at 201.87. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with 550,872 shares trading, for US$34,835 up from 167,769 units at US$27,880 on Monday.
Trading averaged 91,812 units changing hands at US$5,806, in contrast to an average of 33,554 shares at US$5,576 on Monday. Trading averaged 65,331 units for the month to date at US$5,701. By comparison, January ended with an average of 121,154 units for US$15,408.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with lower offers.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital lost 0.02 cents to close at 8.77 US cents exchanging 57 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy settled at US$1.14 after trading 718 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.02 cents in ending at 26.95 US cents, with 57,127 units crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.97 of a cent to end at 16 US cents after exchanging 101 stocks and Transjamaican Highway increased by 0.09 of a cent to end at 0.99 of a US cent crossing the market 485,869 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 after 7,000 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
